Health Care Innovation Forum
On Friday, March 18th, I was asked to speak at Salus University (Elkins Park, PA) for their “Salus Time” speaker series. The speaker series is a great idea, because it gives students (and professors) exposure to topics they wouldn’t ordinarily encounter. For the subject of Friday’s Salus Time, I chose to speak on […]
Advances in Understanding Glaucoma & Treating the Disease
No one wants to get glaucoma. It is the leading cause of blindness worldwide, and the number of people with this disease is expected to increase as the world population ages.While there are treatments, the most they can do is preserve remaining vision—they don’t restore vision that was lost. Researchers are seeking out ways to […]
(Not So) Extreme Makeover: Office Edition
Shows like This Old House and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition can help generate ideas on how to make improvements to your home. What about your office? While there isn’t a show called This Old Office, the home makeover shows can provide inspiration to transform your stuffy workplace into an office of your dreams. Granted, if […]
Energy Consumption or Working All the Time Causes Wear and Tear on the Eyes
The eyes are body parts that can’t be accused of being slackers. Eighty percent of what sighted individuals know comes from the information that the eyes receive. In turn, the eyes require an enormous amount of energy. Since they are big energy consumers and have little reserve energy, that may be a reason why eyes […]
The Evolution of Optometry
It’s no secret that optometry has evolved over the years. What started as a profession that focused on vision care and dispensing eyeglasses, has developed into a profession that provided medical eye care and the relationship with ophthalmologists has expanded into more of a partnership as opposed to a technician/expert relationship. What lead to this […]
AOL Corporation’s Patch.Com On-Line News Features Gulden’s Eye Shield Donation to US Soldiers
Patch.com is a news and information platform owned by the AOL Corporation. Abington.Patch, the outlet serving the community where Gulden is located, featured a story about Gulden’s donation of 500 eye shields to US servicemen. Gerry Dungan, Patch editor, wrote: “Abington Business Sends Eye Shields to U.S. Soldiers” “Tom Cockley, president of the Elkins Park-based Gulden Ophthalmics, donated […]
Eye Shields Donated By Gulden Help Save US Troops’ Eyesight
Gulden donated 500 Eye Shields when I learned that US troops did not have them in first aid kits. An Eye Shield can be found in the first aid kits of all U.S. sailors, Marines, and airmen according to an article in MilitaryTimes.com. They are used when a facial injury endangers a soldier’s, Marine’s, or sailor’s eyesight. But US […]
One of the goals in the management of ocular (uveal) melanoma is monitoring and measuring the risk of metastasis. Here’s information about a gene expression profile test that addresses this.
Did you know that uveal melanoma (UM), also known as ocular or choroidal melanoma, is the most common form of eye cancer? Uveal melanoma arises from parts of the uveal tract — the choroid, ciliary body, or iris. Castle Biosciences (www. CastleBiosciences.com), with analytical laboratories in Phoenix, Arizona, provides the DecisionDx-UM test that measures the […]
Are you treating patients with Hepatitis C? Accepted treatment regimen is associated with retinopathy, especially in those with hypertension.
Did you know that patients with hepatitis C, being treated with pegylated interferon (one of the most accepted treatment regimens) might be subject to severe retinopathy? Diligence is warranted with any patient with hepatitis C. If you uncover a patient afflicted with hepatitis C, ask about their treatment regimen. Treatment with pegylated interferon alpha (PegIFNα) […]
The Macula Vision Research Foundation Recent SupportSight® Seminar: Informative, Enlightening, and Visionary
The Macula Vision Research Foundation held its Philadelphia Region SupportSight® Seminar this month with an informative and impressive lineup of speakers and topics. Topics ranged from discussion of dry and wet macular degeneration, the AREDS1 and AREDS2 nutraceutical research and recommendations, and stem cell research, to low vision aids and how low vision specialists can […]